LINCOLNTON, NC—Water Ink Technologies celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Early in 1985, the company began providing water-based inks and coatings to narrow web flexo printers.

The company was the first to introduce a complete line of safer UV inks and coatings with lower draize levels and free of all chemically suspect and hazardous materials. The most recent innovation is a line of water-based inks for high-definition printing that is virtually maintenance-free.